Reposted by SameenTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 17hHonestly guys isn’t this a bit weird? This is a bit weird 10036383
Reposted by SameenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026Twenty years after the beloved football and family drama, “Friday Night Lights,” premiered, the show’s creator, Peter Berg, and the stars Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch, Gaius Charles and others look back on its legacy.nyti.ms‘Friday Night Lights’ Oral History: ‘I Remember Watching and Bawling’Twenty years after the beloved football and family drama premiered, Peter Berg, Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch and others look back on its legacy. 4515
Reposted by SameenChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm trying, Chicago Pope! 640055
Reposted by SameenDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 254181184779
Reposted by SameenBirmingham UCU @birminghamucu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Birmingham UCU members: prepare for electronic ballots by checking your myUCU account now. Make sure it lists a personal email address, not your @bham.ac.uk address, so you can receive ballot communications and confidential casework support. 011
Reposted by SameenAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 02/10/2026Demonstrators gather in Mumbai and New Delhi to demand the resignation of Election Commission chief.aljazeera.comIndian authorities clamp down as ‘cockroach' movement launches new protestsDemonstrators gather in Mumbai and New Delhi to demand the resignation of Election Commission chief. 03214
Reposted by SameenTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions. 2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%) 1 doc: 2 years (75%) Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable) Application deadline: 1 November 1148114
Reposted by SameenMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026'At least two universities have had to cancel course modules at short notice, with students being offered alternatives outside their disciplines, after the staff cuts and strikes left advertised modules understaffed.'timeshighereducation.comModules cancelled amid ‘panicked’ response to staff cuts and strikesUK students being told that modules are cancelled and recommended options outside their courses, union reports 23227
Reposted by SameenAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026today in reasons for living 2518
Reposted by SameenMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The @mcgillperl.bsky.social @mcgill.ca invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Pandemic Prevention and Global Health Security to support a CIHR STEPS Team Grant focused on strengthening Canada's public health emergency response systems mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral ResearcherPlease refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ... 02223
Reposted by SameenVeronica Kitchen @vmkitchen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The University of Waterloo is hiring for a tenure-track position in IR. Preference for: international political economy, international organizations/law, Canadian foreign policy/Canada-United States relations. uwaterloo.ca/arts/sites/d...uwaterloo.ca 043
Reposted by SameenDanielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Job Opportunity! The University of Hong Kong - Fellowship in the Society of Fellows in the Humanities networks.h-net.org/jobs/70393/u...networks.h-net.orgThe University of Hong Kong - Fellowship in the Society of Fellows in the Humanities | H-NetSociety of Fellows in the Humanities, Faculty of Arts 053
Reposted by SameenAlex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9. 34655
Reposted by SameenLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country. 111279376
Reposted by SameenAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 01/10/2026Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.aljazeera.comMourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola responseMarie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday. 24317
Reposted by SameenJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is a dreadful argument from Burnham. Empirically false - almost 6m people were granted settled status; about 4m are currently resident. More importantly panders to racism/xenophobia, and directly contradicts argument made in his speech about migrant contributions. 39350153
Reposted by SameenJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A very good start. The unions should make clear that there should be no retrospection - any changes to settlement should only apply to new arrivals. inews.co.uk/news/politic...inews.co.ukHow migration reforms could be watered down - as Mahmood plans talks on concessionsThe Home Secretary is weighing up how to soften indefinite leave to remain changes 810827
Reposted by SameenFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/09/2026Andy Burnham has said he will look at the option of Britain going 'all the way' and rejoining the EU as part of a major review of European policy, after declaring in his Labour conference speech that Brexit has 'done more harm than good' ft.trib.al/Obw4GIA 57321
Reposted by SameenAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Painting at the Guggenheim aka my department meeting 513616
Reposted by SameenAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“There’s a special kind of mourning that comes with realizing the friendship you thought was generative is actually extractive. Maybe the White friend that you thought was committed to anti-racism was actually just committed to it when you were around.” 15013
Reposted by SameenReuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026Italy distances Egypt from verdict over Giulio Regeni as opposition attacks reut.rs/4xT8CLTreut.rsItaly distances Egypt from verdict over Giulio Regeni as opposition attacksItaly signalled on Tuesday it wanted to avoid a diplomatic rupture with Egypt after three Egyptian security officials were found guilty in absentia of the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, who was killed after his abduction. 153
Reposted by SameenEuropean Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics #ECPRMemberJobs 🪜 Open to candidates at different career stages within the full professor rank 🏫 European University Institute ⌛ Thursday 15 October 🔗 buff.ly/lrpFGAc #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSkybuff.lyhttps://buff.ly/lrpFGAc 045
Reposted by SameenIE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just under one week left to apply for our three tenure track positions (Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Economy). Links to the calls are in the post below. Please help spread the word to candidates who may be interested! 075
Reposted by SameenMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026'The Westminster government’s contribution to funding domestic undergraduates studying in England fell in real terms from £8.9 billion in 2012-13 to just £3.3bn in 2024-25, a drop of more than 60 per cent, an analysis has found.' 29694
Reposted by SameenMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'Hearts from young donors age rapidly in the bodies of older recipients, and older hearts are rejuvenated inside young people, according to a study.' Neat (but not yet peer-reviewed). www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...nature.comOld hearts age backwards: transplanted organs adjust to host's biological ageTracking the biological age of grafted organs suggests that donor pools could be expanded to boost organ availability. 094
Reposted by SameenSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There are 750 words on control + refugee protection, and 120 words on legal migration: mainly a pledge that new settlement rules, once changed post-consultation "will come to a position that balances fairness for those who came here legally and fairness to British citizens across this country. 253
Sameen @sameen-mohsin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Jobs! Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations (x2) within UCD School of Politics and International Relations my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...my.corehr.com 002
Reposted by SameenSonia Chabane (she/her)| سنية @soniachabane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not now ancient sheep virus 12912
Reposted by SameenProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The UK has no strategic food reserves, imports more than 40 percent of its food, and grows most of the rest in parts of the country most prone to serious drought in the years and decades to come We are not - to say the least -in a good place www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comMost of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warnsKeys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk 49133
Reposted by SameenDave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Diesel £2 a litre; petrol £1.75. Fresh food drought-hit, veg prices already soaring. Quarterly growth bumping along the flatline for years. But the real crisis is a handful of rubber dinghies, right? 0154
Reposted by SameenThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that. 391004416
Reposted by SameenMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement 14752277
Reposted by SameenJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"In order to deliver the PM's promise to save social care we need a permanent class of indentured migrant workers without labour rights". 28462180
Reposted by SameenAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 59893614001
Reposted by SameenJay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Cyril Power, British (1872-1951), Whence & Whither?, c 1930, linocut print on Japanese paper, sheet: 36.8 x 28.6 cm, image, 31 x 24 cm, The Met, New York City, New York, USA 014225
Reposted by SameenLuke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Based on my conversations, regardless of Earned Settlement, fewer providers are issuing CoS for renewals and many more are losing their licences. Salary changes are also pushing sponsors not to increase salaries in time for settlement. 122
Reposted by SameenMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is not good www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comMpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreakA laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was identified in the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, the director of a local hospital and two health officials said, raising concerns about a resurgence of ... 0136
Reposted by SameenPolitics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 11030651221
Reposted by SameenJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mahmood's rationale remains the same. Fewer (legal, working) migrants => less racism Nothing to do with integration. No evidence. I'd add this *doesn't* show she hates immigrants (FTAOD don't think she does). It shows her contempt/distrust/fear of ordinary Brits. 3218755
Reposted by SameenReuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones reut.rs/4dXTdm9reut.rsWHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zonesThe World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to two additional health zones, bringing the total number affected to 63 across seven provinces. 32222
Reposted by SameenALCS @alcs.co.uk · 25/09/2026Next week, we'll pay 31,569 members their share of £12,427,914 🤑 Everything you need to know about our latest distribution is here: ow.ly/wzrI50ZR1JF 0123
Reposted by SameenHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Such a great opportunity. We are offering scholars the chance to spend a year at the Foreign Office through one of our Innovation Fellowships. The priority themes are outlined below. We offer up to £120k for the fellowship. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche... 03941
Reposted by SameenKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026Every line of this article is just completely stunning 18356130
Reposted by SameenGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026still and always one of the ten greatest cartoons ever committed to paper 1322
Reposted by SameenAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24/09/2026Pakistan says it launches air strikes on Afghanistan after drone attacks aje.news/u1b9c5 24623
Reposted by SameenDavid Wilcock @davidtwilcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: Daniel Thomas, aka Danny Tommo, has been arrested by Hampshire police over boat slashing incident in the Channel. 1635659
Reposted by SameenSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Reform have launched an app & game for real-time tracking of boats crossing the channel. But some supporters have said it is boring because so little happens. There were 3 boats in last 7 days www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukFury as Reform UK launch small boats mobile ‘game’Reform launches mobile game amid questions over party’s £72 million donations 39391172
Reposted by SameenAnkit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As expected, things are getting out of hand. 36616